This quote came courtesy of my Dallas Seminary professor, Dr. John D. Hannah:

I couldn’t write this statement down fast enough! This is the second class I’ve had with Dr. Hannah. The first class was Old Testament History…this one is on The Church in the Modern Era.

So the question hit me right between the eyes: what am I entertaining my mind with? How about you?

This morning, as I sat in my chair drinking coffee and browsing the internet, this photo of Kim Kardashian was front and center on Yahoo’s website. Trending? Yes…very much so! Thousands of comments on the photo. While obviously attractive to many…she doesn’t tip my cup-of-coffee. But she does for thousands, if not millions…of fans. Kardashian has a particular influence on kids, their minds, how they act and how they dress!

Contrast Kardashian’s persona to this quote from the legendary Elvis Presley:

Right on to the King of Rock and Roll!

A couple of years ago, I was hosting a national radio show. We had a segment that we opened up for callers to ask questions. This young caller asked me for help on a problem he was having in life. The caller informed me he was having a problem with sexual addiction and so was his girlfriend. They were into kinky sex that included multiple partners. The caller wanted to know how he could overcome his problem.

I told the young man he needed to become addicted to God! He needed to replace the pornographic world he was feeding to his mind…with God’s Word. I have no idea what the young man decided to do with his life. But he was a great example of what Dr. Hannah was referring to.

How about you? I see many who are always chasing happiness with “stuff”. Twenty years ago, a man bragged to me about his sign that read: he who dies with the most wins! Seriously…this guy really believed that. Many others do, too, but don’t recognize or flaunt their thoughts. They just go about life aquiring and looking for the next “deal”.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a boring guy who just sits around doing nothing. I have fun with life, sometimes too much fun. On a daily basis, I try to avoid the “stuff” that life throws my way.

Several years ago, Matthew 6:33 really hit home to me. I find that if I “seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness…”, that I’m more aware of the “stuff” that I don’t need cluttering my mind when it comes around. That awareness comes from the power of the Holy Spirtit…dwelling within my soul. Amen!

]]>http://craigjames.com/entertainment-choices-can-serious-side-effects/feed/0The Future is Now: A Pair of Rookie QB’s are Changing the Game for their Teamshttp://craigjames.com/future-now-pair-rookie-qbs-changing-game-teams/
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Here are three big takeaways from this past weekend in sports. Two for the future and one that should be left in the past.

Here are three big takeaways from this past weekend in sports. Two for the future and one that should be left in the past.

First, the future is NOW for Dallas Cowboys rookie QB, Dak Prescott. From Prescott’s first appearance in the preseason…it’s been clear to me that he is a better QB than Tony Romo. Romo’s impressive stats and numbers from his career are what they are…including his age of 36. Prescott should aspire to achieve the career numbers of Romo. Well, not all of his numbers; Romo has no championships to his credit. And playing qb is all about winning championships. Romo’s career numbers top those of former Cowboys greats, Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. But those guys won championships. There’s no question Romo would like to trade numbers for rings.

Long ago, I remember former Cowboys coach Tom Landry saying: veteran players don’t lose their ability, they just lose the ability to play week-in and week-out at the same level. This is the problem with Tony Romo. IF and WHEN Romo is healthy, he’s a good player. At least I think so…he hasn’t played much in a long time. And even the greatest of all players need to play to stay sharp.

Reports out of Cowboys headquarters is that Romo is playing catch now and coming along in his recovery. There’s still no timetable set for his return. Speculation has the timeframe anywhere from 3-6 weeks from now. There are some in the media who predict Romo will return to his starting role. I think owner Jerry Jones has suggested this, too. However, some predict that if the Cowboys are winning that Prescott will continue to play. For me, I don’t care if they are winning or not…Romo’s days are numbered and Prescott’s aren’t. Prescott has proven he’s got the “it” factor. Whatever “it” is…he’s got it.

Romo’s role should be that of a backup. If and when Prescott needs help, bring Romo in to “save the day”. In 2015, the Denver Bronco’s had a very similar situation. Hall of Famer Peyton Manning was banged up in the middle of the season and the team turned to highly talented backup, Brock Osweiler. Osweiler managed the ship going 5-2 and got the Bronco’s ready for the playoffs. Manning returned at the end of the season to lead the team to a Super Bowl win.

Romo could a similar role. Further, it’s too risky to go back to Romo. The guy can’t stay healthy. The Cowboys have a chance to win the NFC East and they need stability at the qb position. Dak Prescott has the teams confidence and trust. Prescott has shown poise and control from day one!

I know the Cowboys gave Romo a ton of money and really needed him to come through. Unfortunately, he has not…fortunately for Jerry Jones, Prescott has.

Number two: there’s another rookie QB who’s playing like a veteran superstar, too. Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz is playing so well, his jersey sales have soared to the top of the list!

On Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears, Wentz took the Eagles to victory and became the first rookie QB to start 2-0 and not commit a turnover in either game. The Eagles are legitimate because of Wentz.

Like Prescott, Wentz doesn’t get rattled and makes the right play calls at the right time. The NFL is a much faster game than college and yet, Wentz is in total control at the line of scrimmage. He’s seeing what the defense is going to do and getting his team in the right play to counter the defense.

Wentz is a perfect fit for the fans in Philadelphia who like their athletes to be tough guys. Wentz has shown time and again his willingness to take on defenders. Now, sooner than later, he’s going to have to learn to get down. Otherwise, he’ll be a tough guy sitting out due to injuries.

But this mentality of his is contagious. The locker room is energized and so are the Eagles fans. Next up for Wentz and the Eagles: the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger. The level of competition and defensive prowess is about to pick up.

My final observation falls within the “they just don’t get it department”.

Photo: Richard Paul Kane/ Shutterstock

Penn State University celebrated former coach Joe Paterno’s 50th anniversary of his first game coached at PSU. I posted on this a few days ago and the comments were as I thought they would be. Penn State die-hards continue to defend Paterno while the rest of the country is clear-headed and see’s what a mistake the decision was to “celebrate” Paterno. During the game, Penn State fans applauded a video tribute of the late coach while the visiting Temple fans turned their backs on the tribute.

We could argue until the cows come home about whether or not Paterno knew of his assistant coaches sexual assault of children. Longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually assaulting kids and is now serving time in prison.

I’ve spent my entire life around coaches and players. Head coaches…and especially those like Paterno, know about everything going on with their team. They know about school issues of a player, personal issues a player might have with a girlfriend, whether a kids homesick or not, they know about assistant coaches who are struggling with things…you name it, and the head coach knows about it.

Shortly after the scandal came to light, Penn State fired Paterno.

Regardless of this or that, Penn State officials erred in deciding to celebrate Paterno. The school’s reputation around the country is tarnished from the Sandusky matter and this celebration of Paterno did nothing to repair the school’s image.

Penn State has given millions of dollars to victim’s of Sandusky. I pray for their peace and comfort.

Words cannot begin to explain the feelings I had when my daughter informed me of John Saunders death. I loved John like a brother and enjoyed every single broadcast we ever did together. I'm struggling with the reality that I'll not have a chance to say goodbye...

Words cannot begin to explain the feelings I had when my daughter informed me of John Saunders death. I loved John like a brother and enjoyed every single broadcast we ever did together. I’m struggling with the reality that I’ll not have a chance to say goodbye…

My first memories of John date back to my original years with ESPN in 1991. John was a “big dog” who had a dual-deal with ESPN and ABC. It was unique in that John was allowed to also work on a “network” show. This was before Disney bought ESPN. Back then, most broadcasters were all trying to get to “the network”.

I was working College Football in Bristol, Connecticut with Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Mike Tirico and Tim Brando. Fowler, Corso and I were doing College Gameday…which were all “home games” before we took the show on the road in 1993.

Big-John-Saunders would drive back to Bristol from New York on Saturday nights and meet all of us at a local bar for a drink and to discuss the day’s highlights from college football. It was an amazing conversation…with lots of different takes on this or that. Our late night talks would have made for great TV…talk about unfiltered!

John and I hit it off immediately and became friends. In 2003, our friendship had a chance to grow when ESPN put me with John in New York for the ABC College Football studio show. As Forrest Gump would say: we were like peas and carrots. In reality, we were black and white…yet neither saw a color, only a guy they loved and cared about. We ended our phone calls or conversations with: I love you brother.

John was a tough son-of-a gun! An old hockey player who would/could go “goon-on-ya” in a heartbeat. In the hockey world, that’s what they call a tough guy or enforcer. BUT JOHN SAUNDERS ALSO HAD THE BIGGEST HEART OF ANYONE I KNOW.

Which leads me to a couple of stories on John.

In 2004, John and I were doing the ABC College football studio show with Aaron Taylor. We were several weeks into the season when John provided a classic. It was late in the day and we were coming on the air. As always, John welcomed the viewer with: hello and welcome to the show…I’m John Saunders along with Craig James and….um, um, former Notre Dame football player, um, played for the Green Bay Packers…haha, at this point, Aaron starts to help Big John with “Aaron”…and all of a sudden, John says: I know who you are!! Aaron Taylor! The camera crew, control room and all involved hit the floor laughing. As always, Saunders turned a brain-cramp into a moment we never forgot.

John loved his wife, Wanda and two daughters ( Aleah and Jenna ) with all of his heart, soul and mind.

Several years ago, I invited John and his family to my ranch in Texas for spring break. I’d spent the previous Thanksgiving in New York at John’s home and had told Wanda, Aleah and Jenna about my ranch. The girls were pumped and told me they loved to ride horses. So here came the Saunders’ gang with hats and boots and plenty of desire to work and play.

We got right to ranchin’ and our spring gathering. There were 90 bull calves that needed to be “worked”. In city terms: it was time for each to get their shots and to be “groomed”. Ha!

John, Wanda and Jenna were sitting nearby watching from a safe distance. Aleah was in the game! Aleah’s job was to keep the cattle moving through the chutes. Her weapon: a cattle prod that shocked a calf if it didn’t stay in line. Aleah was really into her job!

The sad part for the calves…was that once they were in the squeeze chute, they were restrained and castrated. In plain speak…their testacles were removed and tossed into a bucket, later to be fried for lunch. Seriously!! The ranch hands consider it a delicacy. Not me…

John flipped out watching this process and asked my head cowboy why we were castrating these bull calves. The answer: “well, Mr. Saunders…we’re trying to get these cows minds off of ass and to thinking only of eating grass”. Saunders grimaced at the answer!! Priceless!

Despite his enormous popularity, John was humble and gracious. He had an amazing laugh and a warm smile. John was a stellar broadcaster who made it look easy when “stuff hit the fan”.

John, I’m going to miss you. Thanks for all the memories and for being a friend. You will not be forgotten.

Lemon had his agenda for the interview and Clarke wanted nothing to do with it. Clarke wanted to talk “reality”…it was good TV!

For over twenty years…I’ve had the privilege of holding the microphone and conducting interviews. During the Clarke/Lemon exchange…CNN’s Lemon begins by asking Clarke a question. Instead of answering, Sheriff Clarke turned the table on Lemon and asked him a question.

It’s important to know that interviewers aren’t used to having their guests fire back at them with a question. Lemon was thinking of the next question and was caught off guard. He didn’t know how to regain control of the interview…so he just called for a break. What a childish reaction by Lemon.

Way to go Sheriff Clarke! I guarantee the next interviewer of Clarke will have their knee’s bent and ready for action.

The next time you see a police officer…give ’em a thumbs up to show your support for them. Let’s be leaders in our communities and “show the way” we are supposed to treat law enforcement.

This article I’m sharing, has slain officer Montrell Jackson’s FB post he did a few days ago…just before his death. This post was from HIS HEART…not a publicist, not a news reporter, not a politicians, but HIS thoughts.

I’d venture to say officer Jacksons note is reflective of many who wear the badge.

This is a community by community issue…not a federal one.

The men/women of law enforcement are there for us. When we call for help, it’s not a 9-1-1 call to Washington D.C. I don’t know about you, but I desire and appreciate knowing that help is on the way if I need it.

At dinner last night, I was standing in line waiting to order and watching the news on TV about the tragedy in France.

Standing in front of me was a little girl with her mother. The girl said, “mommy…look at how many people were killed by that truck. At least it’s a long ways from here.”

The mother replied…”yes, but there will be people here in America watching this and will get similar bad idea’s.”

What the mother said was true…but I didn’t get a sense it was what the little girl wanted to hear.

We live in a connected world…which is sometimes good and many times bad.

Growing up, my fear as a child was America going to war with Russia. Of course, I never considered it could be on our American soil. Vietnam was another concern I had. But again…that war was thousands of miles away. I felt secure in America.

What about today’s children? Wonder what’s going through their minds? If you’re a parent with young children…what are you saying to them? What are you saying about all these horrible video’s and images of reality that we’re watching on a daily basis?

If you’re a grandparent…what do you say? How do we put these things into perspective?

In church yesterday, pastor Chris Kouba put a biblical lens on the divisiveness and suffering our country is facing.

It was a GREAT message and reminder that modern man isn’t the only one who has ever faced suffering.

Dr. Kouba provided 6 points:

1) Jesus knows about suffering: “But we see Jesus…because he suffered death…” Hebrews 2:9
2) Jesus knows about justice: “Do not take revenge…It is mine to avenge; I will repay…” Romans 12:19
3) Jesus knows about racial tension: Jesus tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus used Jews and Samaritan’s as the example because they did not like each other. Yet, “love your neighbor as yourself”…”Go and do likewise”. Luke 10: 25-37
4) Jesus knows about being wrongfully treated: “Christ suffered for you..He committed no sin and no deceit was found in his mouth…he did not retaliate; when he suffered…he made no threats…Instead…he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.” 1 Peter 2:21-23
5) Jesus knows about loss: Remember when Jesus comforted Mary and Martha regarding Lazarus’ death? “Jesus wept” John 11:35
6) Jesus knows about heaven: “But our citizenship is in heaven” Philippians 3:20-21.

There are raging emotions on so many fronts that it’s hard to isolate any particular one matter to choose. Yet, as I consider each from a biblical perspective, I’m reminded that God is in control and fully aware of our situations.

Wearing tee shirts with “Black Lives Matter” and the names of men who are dead on them…is NOT how we solve our divisive issue’s in America regarding relations between police and our communities.

I applaud the four off-duty police officers for walking off the job when they saw the pregame shirts being worn by the players of the Minnesota Lynx.

The lost lives of the men in Baton Rouge and Minnesota… along with the five police officers who lost their life in Dallas last week, has weighed heavily on my heart. It is a tragedy we won’t forget. It is also one we must learn from.

We have to support our police departments! It is not right or justified to throw all cops under the bus and claim them to be bad guys. Yes, there are some cops who should not be in uniform. But the vast majority of the men and women wearing the badge are doing so with good intentions. Intentions meant to serve and protect….us.

Yes, we do need “Justice and Accountability” from those on our police force. This justice and accountability must work for both cops and citizens…which is why the Rule of Law must be protected in America.

I understand cops have a high pressure job. I understand they see lots of bad guys doing bad things all day long. I understand they risk their lives on a daily basis. BUT THAT DOES NOT GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO KILL PEOPLE, SERVING EXECUTIONS AT THEIR DISCRETION.

Both of these encounters were caught on cell phones providing video for us to see the horrific acts done to these men.

Apparently, both of these men had a permit/license to carry a handgun. Apparently, both did as they were taught to do and informed the police they were carrying a handgun. A grand jury and eventually a court of law, with citizens sitting in a jury box, may learn these two men were doing something wrong and the cops had a reason to apprehend them. However….

POLICE OFFICERS DO NOT HAVE A LICENSE TO KILL.

I understand cops have a high pressure job. I understand they see lots of bad guys doing bad things all day long. I understand they risk their lives on a daily basis. BUT THAT DOES NOT GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO KILL PEOPLE, SERVING EXECUTIONS AT THEIR DISCRETION.

Don’t sign up to be a cop if you don’t understand the dangers of the occupation. The vast majority of cops understand these risks and do an amazing job on a daily basis.

Justice has to be served, these tragic killings have to stop. Our country is jacked-up right now. We are divided on so many fronts. Black lives matter, brown lives matter, white lives matter.

We just celebrated Independence Day, July 4th, the National Day of the United States. We are becoming anything but “United”.

I pray God’s peace on the families who have been ripped apart by these tragic occurances.

Psalm 57:1: “Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.” Amen

Do you consider “Rule of Law” to be the most important concept/philosophy in America?

To be certain of what it means….I’ve copied a portion of the definition from Wikipedia for your study.

From Wikipedia: The rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials. It primarily refers to the influence and authority of law within society, particularly as a constraint upon behaviour, including behaviour of government officials.

I take particular interest in “law should govern a nation” and “constraint upon behavior…of government officials”.

As for me, America has taken back-to-back blows these last two days regarding the rule of law.

EVERY RED BLOODED AMERICAN SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE FBI AND ATTORNEY GENERALS DECISIONS TO NOT PURSUE THE FINDINGS OF HILLARY CLINTON.

For the record and as you know….I am not a Clinton supporter. However, I am a supporter of the Constitution!

This is not about politics! It’s about preserving our laws that ALL have to adhere to. I was in a business meeting today and EVERYONE (both Republicans and Democrats in attendance) agreed that this is a major blow to the rule of law.

How about you? Can you believe the Attorney General wasted no time in announcing the Department of Justice would not be pursuing justice?

Please share this with your friends. Let’s talk about this…let’s make our voices united and heard.

How do you feel about racial profiling of Middle Easterners in America?

We live in an era of great concern for our personal safety. We are being encouraged to live by this motto: See something, Say something.

I was reading of yet another instance this week where a 41 year old traveler from the Middle East was apprehended by police outside Cleveland, Ohio…suspected of being a terrorist. After being questioned, it was discovered he was in our country for medical care.

“Police body camera footage shows him collapsing outside an Avon, Ohio, hotel, after officers charged at him with guns raised and handcuffed him.

They were responding to a false report that Al Menhali, dressed head-to-toe in traditional Arabian thobe, pledged allegiance to ISIS in a phone call from the Fairfield Inn & Suites lobby.

It quickly became an international incident.”

The United Arab Emirates apparently issued a warning to its citizens to not wear traditional Arab dress abroad.

Are we/Americans wrong for being paranoid? We are overwhelmed with TV news video of horrific acts being done around the world by people of a particular ethnicity that is embedded in our minds!

I fully recognize that people of all race and ethnicities are capable of doing terrible things.

How can we not be hypersensitive to seeing someone who “looks the part” of what we’ve seen in the news?

Despite opposition, Wikileak’s involvement, and more it looks like Hillary Clinton is getting off scot free from her email charges. You read that right, folks. Forget national security, due process, or what have you… Breitbart reports…

“The FBI won’t recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential campaign.

“Comey’s decision almost certainly brings the legal part of the issue to a close and removes the threat of criminal charges. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said last week that she would accept the recommendations of the FBI director and of career prosecutors.

“’No charges are appropriate in this case,’ Comey said in making his announcement.

“But Comey made that statement after he delivered a blistering review of Clinton’s actions, saying the FBI found that 110 emails were sent or received on Clinton’s server containing classified information. He said Clinton and her aides were ‘extremely careless’ and added that it was possible that people hostile to the U.S. had gained access to her personal email account.”

So, the FBI will not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton in the email saga.

FBI director James Comey just made a 15 minute speech that was historic in openness as to how their investigation was conducted on the Hillary Clinton email case. The FBI traditionally says nothing about their investigative manners.

Comey didn’t have kid gloves on in how he mentioned Clinton’s care free handling of her emails.

This is good news for Clinton “legally”….now she’ll continue to battle the political fallout from her extremely poor judgement in using personal email’s when discussing confidential matters.

Do you trust FBI Director Comey’s statement that their work was conducted with disregard to outside pressure? With no political stance?

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The statement above of "God meets us at the Cross" is supported in Romans 5:1-11, where Paul declares us to be at peace-only on the basis of our justification by faith because of Christ's work on the cross.

As a believer and follower of Jesus Christ…this simple sentence is a reminder to me of what is most important in my life and that all is ok.

News stories are filled with despair and sad occurances: religious liberty is under attack, Christians are being killed off…bombs going off in airports…mother’s shooting and killing her kids, etc.

One of my daughters is a nurse. Yesterday, a young man walked in her hospital…said he needed a nurse, then kneeled down, shot and killed himself. That’s young man was someone’s son…

The statement above of “God meets us at the Cross” is supported in Romans 5:1-11, where Paul declares us to be at peace-only on the basis of our justification by faith because of Christ’s work on the cross.

In this scripture, we see how/why we are taken from wrath to grace…which transforms both the status and the experience of the believer. I find peace, hope and when suffering takes place…I find comfort in knowing God is at work in me producing endurance, which produces character and therefore all that He desires of and for me.

There is peace with God through faith in Him. During these trying times…keep your eyes focused on Him and His assurances. All else is like a screen door on a submarine.

Are you tired of hearing about Benghazi? Have you made your mind up on what happened in Benghazi?

The United States of America failed the four Americans who were killed in Benghazi. Specifically, I place full blame on President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the members of Congress… both Republicans and Democrats. Combined, they failed to provide the necessary resources for men and women representing Americans throughout the world. If properly funded, there would have been more security at ALL of our worldwide offices.

Do I believe a President and Secretary of State who were fully committed to protecting Americans would have responded to the call for help? Yes, I do!

President Theodore Roosevelt was fond of the saying: speak softly and carry a big stick. Who’s afraid to cross America? Which rogue country out there is afraid of America’s big stick? The band of Islamic Militants who attacked the diplomatic compound surely weren’t afraid of the consequences they’d face from America.

As for what happened, I took particular interest in an interview done by the Washington Times with the sister of Ambassador Stevens. Here are some excerpts from the Washington Times article:

Meanwhile, Stevens’ sister said she does not blame Clinton for her brother’s death.

Dr. Anne Stevens, chief of pediatric rheumatology at Seattle Children’s Hospital, told the New Yorker magazine that in hindsight, it’s clear the Benghazi facility “was not sufficiently protected by the State Department and the Defense Department.”

But Stevens added, “I do not blame Hillary Clinton or (former Defense Secretary) Leon Panetta. They were balancing security efforts at embassies and missions around the world. And their staffs were doing their best to provide what they could with the resources they had. … Perhaps if Congress had provided a budget to increase security for all missions around the world, then some of the requests for more security in Libya would have been granted.” ( emphasis added by me )

The GOP report severely criticizes the military, CIA and administration officials for their response as the attacks unfolded, and their subsequent explanations to the American people.

To be clear and upfront…I am not a supporter of Hillary Clinton or Obama. I am a supporter of all men and women who are around the world working to defend us. And I will continue to pray for leadership in Washington D.C. who will provide a “big stick” to all those in harms way.

May God Bless America and each of us as we consider our future representatives.

Established by Article III of the Constitution…justices serve as long as they want to. The only language regarding removal of a justice is this: they can serve as long as they exhibit “good behavior”. A justice can be removed through impeachment…yet, it’s never happened.

A justices task is to interpret the Constitution. The focus is on the Constitution…not a particular judges thoughts on life or what the Constitution should state. Justices are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. These justices are not suppose to represent a particular party. As we know, this isn’t the case! As of today, we know which one’s are liberal and which are conservative.

In my opinion, judicial activism is out of control. There’s no question this particular branch of government has at times been politicized. But we are seeing new heights of activism at work.

THERE IS NO CHECK AND BALANCE ON THE SUPREME COURT AND A JUSTICE! IT’S NOT THE SENATE WHEN CONFIRMING…THAT’S POLITICAL, TOO.

The concept of a lifetime tenure was to provide security to a justice. Theoretically, they would “interpret” the Constitution with integrity and not act in a way as to gain a vote seeking re-election.

Thanks to a 5-3 decision from the United States Supreme Court, Texas still has 21 operating abortion clinics.

The portion of the state’s 2013 anti-abortion legislation that would have shut down 13 of the 21 clinics by requiring them to be certified as ambulatory surgical centers (essentially mini-hospitals) will not go into effect. A previously enforced provision, requiring any doctor in the state performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of his or her clinic, has also been invalidated…

Texas Right to Life’s Legislative Director, John Seago, reiterated on Twitter something he’s said throughout the process: That Texas clinics effectively secured a positive decision by threatening to close clinics, rather than just complying with the law. “This dangerous SCOTUS ruling allows the abortion industry to challenge any safety laws by threatening to close rather than follow law,” Seago said.

This dangerous SCOTUS ruling allows the abortion indstry 2 challenge any safety laws by threatening 2 close rather than follow law. #txlege

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on today’s disappointing U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding House Bill 2 (HB 2), the 2013 law passed by the Texas Legislature to improve patient safety and raise the standard of care for women at abortion facilities:

“HB2 was an effort to improve minimum safety standards and ensure capable care for Texas women. It’s exceedingly unfortunate that the court has taken the ability to protect women’s health out of the hands of Texas citizens and their duly-elected representatives.”

I am opposed to abortions and will continue to fight for the unborn! The unborn need a voice and protection, too.

There is nothing irrational about the Texas law designed to protect a mother, as well as the unborn during an abortion procedure. In general, Texas law states that clinics must be sufficiently safe and capable if they are to provide an abortion on a mother.

As for abortion….

Life begins at conception! Not at 20 weeks…not at 24 weeks…and not when a woman says it begins.

For those who are of like mind…I pray God inspires enough voters to understand the importance of voting a President in office who will appoint conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The two presidential candidates are clear on this: Donald Trump will appoint conservative justices and Hillary Clinton will choose liberal justices.